Editing Weapons in Star Trek (section)

===Vulcan===

====Ahn'woon====
An ahn'woon is a Vulcan catch–strangle weapon, similar in principle to a [[cast net]] but more versatile. Depending on the skill of the user, it can be used several ways. It is wide enough to be a [[Sling (weapon)|sling]]. In the [[James Blish]] written adaptation of the ''TOS'' script, Kirk employs it this way and hits Spock in the ribs with a stone. The multi-strapped weapon (approximately 1.1 meters long) uses weights on the ends of the straps, like [[bolas]], to entangle, stun, or cut the target. The application of tying action and wrapping, as with a [[garrote]], can restrict the breathing of the target, asphyxiating the victim. It is considered the oldest Vulcan weapon.

====Lirpa====
A lirpa is a large [[Vulcan (Star Trek)|Vulcan]] weapon consisting of a wooden staff with a semicircular blade at one end and a metal bludgeon on the other. It is similar to the [[monk's spade]] and the [[pugil stick]]. Captain [[James T. Kirk]] and [[Spock]] used {{Not a typo|lirpas}} when they fought for possession of [[Amok Time|T'Pring]] during Spock's [[Pon farr]] ritual in "[[Amok Time]]". Soldiers sent after [[Jonathan Archer]] and [[T'Pol]] fought with {{Not a typo|lirpas}} because Vulcan's "Forge" region makes conventional energy weapons useless.